Minister for Equalities Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Minister for Equalities

Baroness Barker Excerpts
Thursday 20th October 2022

(1 year, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Barker Portrait Baroness Barker (LD)
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Can the Minister tell the House whether the Government base their equalities policy on evidence or, as the Prime Minister does, on campaigns run by certain groups following a distinct ideology against women?

Baroness Stedman-Scott Portrait Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con)
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As far as I am concerned, evidence is the only thing on which to base a decision. My understanding is that that is the position of the Government.